Post.



No. 813,338. I PATENTED FEB. 2,0, 1906. W. W. WILCOX.

POST.

APrLIoATIoN FILED 00T, 27. 1905.

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' purpose being to providea post usaran STAEPATENT 0F fm" VILLIAM W. WILOOX. OF QPENCERPORT, NEI/V YORK.,l ASSIGNOR OF ONE- EIGHTH TO THODORE S. DEAN AND'ONE'- EIGIITH TO HENRY AMCR'IIIUR, OF BROOKPO'RT.l NEV YORK.

POST.

Patented Feb. 2o, i906.

Application filed October 27', 1905. Serial No. 284,598.

T0 /L whom, it 77mg/ concern.:

Be itknown' that I, WILLIAM W. IVILCOX, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spencerport, in the 'county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Post, of which the following is a specification;l

This invention relates to what are termed plastic posts or, more specificallyT stated, reinforced-concrete posts.

The object of this invention is to provide a post which may be used either as a hitchingost or as a fence-post either at thev end of a ence-as, for instance, at the corner of a lot-lor as a regular post for sustaining the fence in sections between the end W be used in eit er place, as desired.

Another feature of my invention relates to the method of reinforcing the post so as to strengthen the post between and around the mortises, which I prefer to make use of when the post is designed for use in a fence.

My invention consists in providing a trussch may .like construction of metal for reinforcing the posts and in arranging the members of the truss so as to strengthen the posts between the mortises `to prevent a checking or splittino of the post from one mortise to another an at the same time also providing means whereby the thrust which may be exerted on rthe post is sustained by a tensional strain upon the members 4of the truss, which are so connected together as to prevent a sliding of one of them upon another.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown my invention as embodied 1n a fence! post, having mortises through it of such a character as to permit a considerable range of adjustment vertically of any suitable bolts or fastening media, so that there may either be secured to the post a strip of metal or wood, to which the wires or sections of the.

fence proper are' attached, or that such Wire or sections of the fence may be attached directly to the post by meansof fastening media inserted in the mortises therefor.

The drawings are as follows: Figure 1 and Fig. 2 showin side view two adjacent sides of a'post with the ground g around the lower end of the same removed ,so as tov expose the post to view. Fig. 3 is a top view of the post as seen in Fig. 2. Fig. 4V is a sectional 'view of rltlgsts, the

the post as seen in Figs. 1 and 2, with all parts above the dotted lines 3/ in such figures removed. Fig.5 is a vertical sectional View of the post, taken along the dot-ted line y as seen in Figs.\3 and 4, with all the parts belo'w Iland to the leftlof such line removed. Fig. l6 is an enlarged detail -view .showing a method of ltwisting the reinforcing-wires. 7 shows in a view similar to Fig. 5 a secondmethod of arranging the reinforcing-wires. Figs. Sand 9 showin sideand front views, respectively, a means -for securing the fence-Wires to the post, while Figs. 10 and 11 showin views similar to Figs. S and 9 post, to whichin turn the wires of the fence may be secured. A

As seen inthe drawings, P represents the post, which is constructed ordinarily of suitable plastic material, as concrete ol suitable mixture, and through which the mortises m, m", m?, and m3 are formed for the purpose of securing to the post in any suitable way the wires or fence. In constructing the post vI prefer to use four reinforcing-wires a., a, a2, and a3, which extend longitudinally of the post and near the four Corners thereof. These wires are twisted'at their upper ends at c to form the double loop e and e', the wires a and a3 being formed from a single wire twisted at its middleto form the loop e, the wires a and a2 being also formed from a single wire twisted at its middle to form the loop e. The longitudinal reinforcing-wires a, a', a2, and o3 are connected together and braced or trussed by means of connecting-wires 1),'b, b2,

and b3, arranged in the following manner that is to shy, these wires b, b b?, and b3 are ir'st twisted at their upper-ends, as seen in the drawings, around andwith the cornerwires a, a, of", and a3, respectively, at points on these corner-wires opposite the mortise/m. Then the wires b, b', Z, and b3 are twisted vtogether below the mortise m atc in such a wayv that the wire b continues diagonally through a means for securing nailing-s rips to the the post to the longitudinal wire-a2,` about and With which it is twisted opposite the mortise m', and the other wires b', b2, and b3 extend diagonally through the post in a similar manner to the longitudinal wires a3, a, and a', respectively, and are twisted about and with these longitudinal wires opposite me mortise rn. Then the Wires b, b', b2, 'andl b3 are ICO brought together below the mortise m andV twisted and extended through the post diagonally to engage the wires a, a, a2, and a3, respectively, and are twisted about and with these longitudinal wires opposite the mortise m2 and are again brought together near the center of the post below the mortise m2 and twisted together and extend so as to again engage the lon itudinal wires a?, a3, a, and a', respectively, a out and with which they are twisted opposite the mortise m3. Then the wires b, b, b2, and b3 are brought together again near the center of the post and twisted vand extended diagonally through thevpost, so as to engage the wires a, c, a2, and a3, respectively, about and with which they are twisted, usually somewhat below the surface of the ground. The longitudinal wires a, a, a2, and a3 havetheir lower ends bent inwardly toward the center of the post to give these reinforcing-wires a more effective hold in the material composing the post. which the longitudinal reinforcing-wires are twisted with the diagonall -reinforcing wires are indicated at d, while t e points at which these diagonally-reinforcing wires are twisted together near the center of the post are marked c.

The detail indicated in Fig. 6 shows the way in which the diagonal reinforcing-wires are twisted together so that any one wire serves to connect the two longitudinal vreinforcing-wires which are diagonally opposite inthe post.

In Fig. 7 the arrangement of the reinforce ing-wires is similar to that shown in Fig. 5, except that the diagonally reinforcing-wires are not twisted together near the center of the post as they cross each other in passing 'from the longitudinal reinforcing-wires to those diagonally opposite.

It will be understood, of course, that in forming the post all of the wirework is completed before the material composing the post is placed around such wirework and that the vseveral twists or unions between the several.

reinforcing-Wires are made in such a Way that when t-ltl's. completed reinforcing system is properl, placed in the form or mold in which the post is made the central twists in the diagonally-reinforcing wires or the crossings of such wires will be located properl between the mortises which are formed in t e post.

As seen in Figs. 8 and 9, the boltf, havingl at its head end a suitable eye formed therein, is passed through the mortise m, so that the eye rejects somewhat beyond a washer h too arge lvto enter the mortise m, while the nut end is prevented from enterin the mortise m by a si'milar washer h. `'lliewire rw, representing one of the wires of the fence, is passed through the eye in the bolt, and then the nut is drawn up until this wire w is securely held against the washer h.-

The points at As seen in Figs. l0 and i1, a strip t, prefer-I ably of wood and extending longitudinally of the post, is secured to the same by bolts exe.

dicated for the wire w, which is shown as se- 1 cured to the strip t the staple s.

It will of course be understood that the size and proportion of the several mortises can be adjusted to meet any special conditions and that such mortises readil permit the adjustment of the fastening-bolts to any heights or spacings required.

When the post 'has been suitably made-*of the proper mixture of sand and cement inthe usual manner by filling a mold. ,or form with such mixture, first having the reinforcing means properly centered in such form and then permitted to properly age or harden,the result is a very stiff and strong construction, inasmuch as the reinforcing-wires acting in conjunction with the compressive resistance of the concrete serve to resist stress in every direction. The longitudinal reinforcing-wires relieve the concrete from an tensional stress, while the concrete itself resists any compres'- sion brought to bear upon the post, and the diagonal reinforcing-Wires between the longitudinal wires serve to prevent splitting of the post between the mortises and to eectually truss the whole reinforcing system and prevent the breaking of the post under all ordinary conditionsf What I claim is- 1. As a reinforcement for a post, a series of three or more bars longitudinally disposed near and within the sides of the post and a series of tie-rods secured together at intervals longitudinally of the post at points therein lying practically in the center Abetween such bars and by connections preventing a movement of one of such tie-rods upon the .other at such connections, such tie-rods radiating obliquely upward and downward in practically straight lines from such common connections to such bars and secured thereto at two .or

more points longitudinally thereof, whereby each of such hars is connected to the others by tie-rods extending to such common con- IOO IIO-

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erases lcally straight lines from such coinnion connections to such bars and secured thereto at two or more points longitudinally thereof by connections preventing motion of such tielrods and bars upon each other at such connections, whereby each of such bars is connected to the others by tie-rods extending to such coinrnon connections in the center' between all such hars.

3. As a reinforcement for a post, a series of y three or more bars longitudinally disposed near and within the sides of the post and a series of tie-rods twisted together at intervals longitudinally of the post at points therein lying practically in the center between such bars and radiating obliquely upward and downward in practically straight lines from such twisted connections to such bars and in' longitudinally of the post at points therein lying vpractically in the center between such bars and by connections preventing a movement of one of such tie-rods upon the other at such connections, such tie-rods radiating obliquely upward and downward in practically straight lines from such con'iinon connections to such bars and secured thereto at two or more points longitudinally thereof, whereby each of such. bars is connected to the others by tie-rods extending tosuch coinrnon connections in the center between all such' liars, and rnoitises extending transversely through such posts between and encircled'by such tie-rods.

5. As a reinforcer'nent for a post, a series of three or more bars longitudinally dis osed near and within the sides of the post an a series of tie-rods secured together at intervals longitudinally of the post at points therein lying practically in the center between such bars and by connections preventing a nieven nient of one of such tie-rods upon the other atsuch connections, such tie-rods radiating obliquely upward and downward in practically straight lines freni sucl. common con nections to such bars and seci'ired thereto at two or rnore points longitudin lly thereof by connections preventing inotion of such tierods and bars upon each other at such connectionsY whereby each of such bars is connected to the others by tie-rods extending to such connnon connections in thefcenterbetween all such bars, and niortises extending transversely through such posts between and encircled by such tie-rods 6. As a reinforcement for a post, a series of three or more bars longitudinally disposed near and within the sides of the post and a series of tie-rods ytwisted together at intervals longitudinally of the post at points therein lying practically in the center between such bars and radiating obliquely upward and downward in practically straight lines from such twisted connections to suoli bars and intertwisted therewith at two or inore points longitudinally thereof, whereby each of such bars is connected to the others by tierods extending to such twisted connections 4 in the center between all such bars, and Inortises extending transversely through. such posts between and encircled by such tie-rods.

Y WILLIAM W. WILCOX. Witnesses:

ALBERT C. BELL.

CLARA M, SIENER. 

